Day in the Life of a Rural Indian Woman
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women eat only
after men have eaten
men make all the important
household decisions and
control the family’s money
women and girls spend hours daily
walking and carrying loads such as
water and firewood
Service-related travel
(such as accessing health care
and education)
Greater access to markets
reduces dependence on
middlemen and increases income
Time saved in transport of
water and wood is available
for productive activities
Most women and girls must
continuously balance social,
economic and community roles
Most women and girls must
continuously balance social,
economic and community roles
ROLE OF WOMEN TRANSPORTATION NEEDS
Economic • Getting to fields for cultivation and harvest.
• Collecting fuel and water.
• Traveling to purchase agricultural inputs.
• Taking goods to market.
• Finding and traveling to work.
• Seeking credit and other financial support.
Social • Taking children to school.
• Visiting health clinics.
• Traveling to care for sick relatives.
• Going to religious services.
• Traveling for funerals and extended family needs
Community Development • Planning, construction and maintenance of community infrastructure.
• Travel to community meetings.
• Attending training programs.
• Acquiring spare parts and materials.
• Travel to work on community service projects.
• Natural resource management.
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